diff --git a/src/elements/autocomplete/autocomplete.ssr.spec.ts b/src/elements/autocomplete/autocomplete.ssr.spec.ts
index 5e9f4cdd9b..4b9a0016dc 100644
--- a/src/elements/autocomplete/autocomplete.ssr.spec.ts
+++ b/src/elements/autocomplete/autocomplete.ssr.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { assert } from '@open-wc/testing';
+import { assert, expect } from '@open-wc/testing';
 import { html } from 'lit';
 
 import { ssrHydratedFixture } from '../core/testing/private.js';
@@ -31,4 +31,12 @@ describe(`sbb-autocomplete ssr`, () => {
   it('renders', () => {
     assert.instanceOf(root.querySelector('sbb-autocomplete'), SbbAutocompleteElement);
   });
+
+  it('opens autocomplete', () => {
+    root.querySelector('input')!.focus();
+
+    expect(root.querySelector('sbb-autocomplete')!.getAttribute('data-state')).not.to.be.equal(
+      'closed',
+    );
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/elements/datepicker/datepicker-toggle/datepicker-toggle.spec.ts b/src/elements/datepicker/datepicker-toggle/datepicker-toggle.spec.ts
index 36c1b26310..fee27a320b 100644
--- a/src/elements/datepicker/datepicker-toggle/datepicker-toggle.spec.ts
+++ b/src/elements/datepicker/datepicker-toggle/datepicker-toggle.spec.ts
@@ -82,6 +82,26 @@ describe(`sbb-datepicker-toggle`, () => {
     expect(popover).to.have.attribute('data-state', 'opened');
   });
 
+  it('renders and opens popover programmatically by click', async () => {
+    const root = await fixture(html`
+      <div>
+        <sbb-datepicker-toggle date-picker="datepicker"></sbb-datepicker-toggle>
+        <sbb-datepicker input="datepicker-input" id="datepicker"></sbb-datepicker>
+        <input id="datepicker-input" />
+      </div>
+    `);
+    const element: SbbDatepickerToggleElement =
+      root.querySelector<SbbDatepickerToggleElement>('sbb-datepicker-toggle')!;
+    const popover: SbbPopoverElement =
+      element.shadowRoot!.querySelector<SbbPopoverElement>('sbb-popover')!;
+
+    expect(popover).to.have.attribute('data-state', 'closed');
+
+    element.click();
+
+    expect(popover).not.to.have.attribute('data-state', 'closed');
+  });
+
   it('datepicker is created after the component', async () => {
     const root = await fixture(html`
       <div id="parent">
diff --git a/src/elements/datepicker/datepicker-toggle/datepicker-toggle.ts b/src/elements/datepicker/datepicker-toggle/datepicker-toggle.ts
index aa2cb37fe5..539f04ded4 100644
--- a/src/elements/datepicker/datepicker-toggle/datepicker-toggle.ts
+++ b/src/elements/datepicker/datepicker-toggle/datepicker-toggle.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { ref } from 'lit/directives/ref.js';
 
 import type { CalendarView, SbbCalendarElement } from '../../calendar.js';
 import { sbbInputModalityDetector } from '../../core/a11y.js';
-import { SbbLanguageController } from '../../core/controllers.js';
+import { SbbConnectedAbortController, SbbLanguageController } from '../../core/controllers.js';
 import { hostAttributes } from '../../core/decorators.js';
 import { i18nShowCalendar } from '../../core/i18n.js';
 import { SbbHydrationMixin, SbbNegativeMixin } from '../../core/mixins.js';
@@ -45,16 +45,12 @@ export class SbbDatepickerToggleElement<T = Date> extends SbbNegativeMixin(
   @state() private _renderCalendar = false;
 
   private _datePickerElement: SbbDatepickerElement<T> | null | undefined;
-
   private _calendarElement!: SbbCalendarElement<T>;
-
   private _triggerElement!: SbbPopoverTriggerElement;
-
   private _popoverElement!: SbbPopoverElement;
-
   private _datePickerController!: AbortController;
-
   private _language = new SbbLanguageController(this);
+  private _abort = new SbbConnectedAbortController(this);
 
   public constructor() {
     super();
@@ -83,6 +79,16 @@ export class SbbDatepickerToggleElement<T = Date> extends SbbNegativeMixin(
     if (formField) {
       this.negative = formField.hasAttribute('negative');
     }
+
+    this.addEventListener(
+      'click',
+      (event) => {
+        if (event.composedPath()[0] === this) {
+          this.open();
+        }
+      },
+      { signal: this._abort.signal },
+    );
   }
 
   public override willUpdate(changedProperties: PropertyValues<this>): void {
diff --git a/src/elements/datepicker/datepicker/datepicker.ssr.spec.ts b/src/elements/datepicker/datepicker/datepicker.ssr.spec.ts
index 5349307826..badacde180 100644
--- a/src/elements/datepicker/datepicker/datepicker.ssr.spec.ts
+++ b/src/elements/datepicker/datepicker/datepicker.ssr.spec.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { html } from 'lit';
 
 import { defaultDateAdapter } from '../../core/datetime.js';
 import { ssrHydratedFixture } from '../../core/testing/private.js';
+import type { SbbDatepickerToggleElement } from '../datepicker-toggle.js';
 
 import { SbbDatepickerElement } from './datepicker.js';
 
@@ -42,12 +43,22 @@ describe(`sbb-datepicker ssr`, () => {
         ],
       },
     );
-    const datepicker = root.querySelector('sbb-datepicker')!;
+
+    const datepicker = root.querySelector<SbbDatepickerElement>('sbb-datepicker')!;
     expect(asIso8601(datepicker.valueAsDate!)).to.equal(asIso8601(new Date(2023, 0, 1)));
 
-    const datepickerToggle = root.querySelector('sbb-datepicker-toggle')!;
+    const datepickerToggle =
+      root.querySelector<SbbDatepickerToggleElement>('sbb-datepicker-toggle')!;
     await datepickerToggle.hydrationComplete;
     await datepickerToggle.updateComplete;
     expect(datepickerToggle.shadowRoot?.querySelector('sbb-calendar')).to.not.be.null;
+
+    // When opening the calendar
+    datepickerToggle.open();
+
+    // Then the calendar should be displayed
+    expect(
+      datepickerToggle.shadowRoot?.querySelector('sbb-popover')?.getAttribute('data-state'),
+    ).not.to.be.equal('closed');
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/elements/popover/popover/popover.ssr.spec.ts b/src/elements/popover/popover/popover.ssr.spec.ts
index 977ff50774..a8df3b5601 100644
--- a/src/elements/popover/popover/popover.ssr.spec.ts
+++ b/src/elements/popover/popover/popover.ssr.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-import { assert } from '@open-wc/testing';
+import { assert, expect } from '@open-wc/testing';
 import { html } from 'lit';
 
+import type { SbbButtonElement } from '../../button.js';
 import { ssrHydratedFixture } from '../../core/testing/private.js';
 
 import { SbbPopoverElement } from './popover.js';
@@ -21,9 +22,9 @@ describe(`sbb-popover ssr`, () => {
               Popover content.
               <sbb-link id="popover-link" href="#" sbb-popover-close>Link</sbb-link>
             </sbb-popover>
-            <sbb-block-link href="#" id="interactive-background-element"
-              >Other interactive element</sbb-block-link
-            >
+            <sbb-block-link href="#" id="interactive-background-element">
+              Other interactive element
+            </sbb-block-link>
           </span>
         `,
         { modules: ['../../button.js', './popover.js', '../../link.js'] },
@@ -33,6 +34,13 @@ describe(`sbb-popover ssr`, () => {
     it('renders', () => {
       assert.instanceOf(root.querySelector('sbb-popover'), SbbPopoverElement);
     });
+
+    it('connects trigger correctly', () => {
+      root.querySelector<SbbButtonElement>('#popover-trigger')!.click();
+      expect(root.querySelector('sbb-popover')!.getAttribute('data-state')).not.to.be.equal(
+        'closed',
+      );
+    });
   });
 
   describe('hover trigger', () => {
@@ -45,9 +53,9 @@ describe(`sbb-popover ssr`, () => {
               Popover content.
               <sbb-link id="popover-link" href="#" sbb-popover-close>Link</sbb-link>
             </sbb-popover>
-            <sbb-block-link href="#" id="interactive-background-element"
-              >Other interactive element</sbb-block-link
-            >
+            <sbb-block-link href="#" id="interactive-background-element">
+              Other interactive element
+            </sbb-block-link>
           </span>
         `,
         { modules: ['../../button.js', './popover.js', '../../link.js'] },
diff --git a/src/elements/popover/popover/popover.ts b/src/elements/popover/popover/popover.ts
index 391a006707..d8f75c9d61 100644
--- a/src/elements/popover/popover/popover.ts
+++ b/src/elements/popover/popover/popover.ts
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ export class SbbPopoverElement extends SbbHydrationMixin(SbbOpenCloseBaseElement
     if (isServer) {
       return;
     } else if (this.hydrationRequired) {
-      this.hydrationComplete.then(() => this._configure);
+      this.hydrationComplete.then(() => this._configure());
       return;
     }